Published March 13, 2021, 1:32 PM
Screenshot from Team Lakay’s Youtube channel
Team Lakay’s women’s strawweight bet Jenelyn Olsim remained unfazed ahead of her ONE Championship debut against No. 5 contender Maira Mazar in ONE: Fists of Fury III at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, March 19.
Olsim feels excited to make a “huge difference” especially after being matched up with a strong fighter in her first bout as a member of Team Lakay.
“‘Di naman ako natatakot sa kanya kasi syempre, dito sa gym pinaghahandaan naman namin nang mabuti tapos ‘yung mga ka-partner play ko ay mga champions din naman (I’m not afraid to face her because we’re preparing a lot for this and my sparring partners are also champions),” said Olsim in a video posted by Team Lakay on its Youtube channel Wednesday, March 10.
UFC Vegas 19 - New Blood: A crushing quartet
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, this Saturday (Feb. 20, 2021), featuring a quartet of fresh faces with plenty of potential. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where I get a newfound appreciation for what coaches go through when making gameplans, we look at two “Contender Series” alums, a nasty Philly finisher, and an extremely promising young Flyweight.
Watch UFC Vegas 19 On ESPN+ Here! UFC continues its live events schedule on Feb. 20 from APEX in Las Vegas with its Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis-led “Fight Night” MMA card available to stream RIGHT HERE don’t miss a single second of face-punching action!
On Saturday,
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis presents us with two female bouts that are worth the anticipation. Ketlen Vieira faces off with Yana Kunitskaya, while Shana Dobson faces off with Casey O’Neill.
In addition, I want to take a short look at the clash between Irina Degtyareva and Zaira Dyshekova that takes place at Open Fighting Championship 2. I know these names might be new, but that is part of why I wanted to at least briefly go over it. My goal is to try to talk about three fights per preview, and I’d like to highlight some lesser-known fighters when I can, so that they can become more widely known.